Liu Zongmin looked up coldly. The person shouting to him must be the Ming Emperor. The city of Beijing was surrounded by people like us, but he could still speak so loudly. If King Shun hadn't forbidden him from clashing with the Ming army, after hearing this
At the moment of humiliation, he will command the army to attack the city.
Immediately afterwards, as soon as the emperor finished speaking, there were only a few "dong dong" sounds, and several boxes of gold and silver treasures were pushed down from the city wall. With such a high city wall, naturally the things that fell down were not very complete.
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The moment the box hit the ground, it was smashed into pieces, and the gold and silver treasures inside were instantly scattered all over the floor. The intruders' eyes almost popped out when they saw this scene. If it weren't for Liu Zongmin riding a horse and standing in front of everyone.
, I am afraid that in an instant, the intruders will rush over and snatch it, regardless of the fact that this place is under the Ming army's tower.
Didn’t they revolt just for money? Didn’t they just want to have enough to eat?
But now, a large box of gold, silver and jewelry is in front of everyone, and it seems that they can rush over and stuff it into their clothes in the next second.
Everyone was waiting for General Liu Zongmin's order. Without the general's order, no one dared to take a step forward.
But Liu Zongmin was furious at this moment. He was unwilling to accept the peace negotiation. Seeing the Ming emperor humiliating himself and others, his eyes became colder. However, at this moment, he could only take the silver back and paid the job.
Always cautious, he immediately ordered the archers to line up in two rows, draw the bows, and always be alert to the movements of the Ming army on the tower. If there was any abnormal movement above, he would immediately shoot arrows.
On the other side, he ordered other soldiers to immediately assemble the somewhat broken box, then a group of four people protected the box and then asked the horses to pull the box back. Although it was a bit laborious, it was the best way at the moment.
"I'm telling you, little emperor!" Liu Zongmin did not forget to say harsh words to the top of the city tower before leaving: "If you wait for a little irregularity, my army will dare to approach the city in less than three seconds! I advise you to take care of yourself.
!Ha ha ha ha"
Then, he waved his whip, laughed wildly, and quickly rode away.
On top of the city tower, Gao Wencai saw that Liu Zongmin was so disrespectful to His Majesty and had even humiliated the entire court. He couldn't help but feel furious in his heart: "Your Majesty, this man despised Your Majesty and the court so much that he came down to the tower late at night and killed him! His body was hung on the tower.
Show it to the public at the city gate!"
After hearing Gao Wencai's seemingly domineering words, Zhu Ling just smiled slightly, but his words were just out of anger. He didn't take it seriously at all, so he persuaded him: "No, I will fight back one day."
But Wu Xiang had just gone up to the tower and did not kneel to Zhu Ling. Now Liu Zongmin had left, so he immediately knelt down with Chen Yuanyuan, kowtowed and said: "The guilty minister Wu Xiang, please see your majesty! The guilty minister was defeated and captured. It is really humiliating.
I have a great reputation! Your Majesty, regardless of past grievances, redeemed the guilty subject from the hands of the robbers, and the guilty subject burst into tears of gratitude!"
Behind him, Chen Yuanyuan also quickly knelt down. Everyone looked excited, the sounds of pain gradually sounded, and there seemed to be tears dripping from the corners of his eyes.
Seeing the two of them looking like this, Zhu Ling hurriedly asked Wu Xiang and Chen Yuanyuan to get up. From now on, these two people were his two giant Buddhas, and they could be supported. However, it seemed that this moment was the time to make his mind focus on himself.
Deliberately heartbroken, he said: "Governor Wu, you don't have to be like this. You personally led the troops to fight against the intruder. You have served the country and the people well. There is a world of difference between you and the traitor who surrendered. How can I blame you?"
Wu Xiang, who was helped up by Zhu Ling himself, burst into tears when he heard this. He thought he would die in the hands of the thieves, but suddenly he heard that His Majesty sent someone to redeem him, and he became very emotional.
First, he was defeated in the battle and had no face to face His Majesty. However, after being captured, he did not commit suicide and die for the country. He also spent the court's meager silver, which made him feel ashamed.
"Your Majesty, I thank you, Your Majesty." As he said that, Wu Xiang knelt down again, and Chen Yuanyuan behind him had no choice but to kneel down too. Zhu Lingjian saw this and hurriedly helped him up.
"Governor Wu, there is no need to be like this. I have been unable to sleep all night since you were captured these past few days. Today I finally redeemed you from the capital. Go and rest quickly. In the future, you will have to work more on state affairs as my minister of the Ming Dynasty."
Wu Xiang was sobbing with tears all over his face. Finally, under Zhu Ling's persuasion, he restrained himself, and with the comfort of several Jinyi guards, he went down from the tower and returned home to rest.
After Wu Xiang and Wu Xiang got off the tower, the Jin Yiwei laboriously carried several boxes of gold and silver jewelry and put them on top. At this moment, the commander of the Military and Horse Division in charge of Zhengyang Gate also ran over in a panic. Seeing His Majesty here,
Immediately he knelt down and said, "I, Cao Shaoling, commander of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, come to see Your Majesty!"
"You didn't go to drink just now, did you?" Zhu Ling did not look at Cao Shaoling, but paced back and forth, but his words were full of murderous intent.
"I'm not drinking, but I'm going to see my family."
Cao Shaoling hesitated as he spoke, with cold sweat breaking out on his forehead, which was almost close to the ground. He never thought that His Majesty would come to the city in person, but he found that he was not there today. He could only get through this at this moment. If
It was really impossible to protect myself, so I led my whole family to surrender to the intruder.
"The kingdom is prosperous, read it!"
"Cao Shaoling, the commander of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, lives in a house in the west of the city. There is only one woman and three children in the family. The house is a full stick of incense away from Zhengyang Gate."
After Wang Guoxing finished reciting, Cao Shaoling felt as if he had been hit hard on the head, and lowered his head in even greater collapse. Unexpectedly, His Majesty had already understood his situation in advance, and it seemed that he was bound to die, so he began to cry in despair.
"Your Majesty, this dereliction of duty is unworthy of the Ming Dynasty. I only ask that your Majesty do not kill my wife and children. I will bear the responsibility alone."
"It is my oral order that Cao Shaoling, the commander of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, drank too much and neglected his duty during the defense of the city. He embezzled money and violated the law in private. He will be beheaded immediately. His family property will be used as military pay, his women will be used as military pay, and his children..."
Speaking of this, Zhu Ling sighed. He really couldn't bear to send a child into the army or execute him, so he had to forgive the child and said: "Send the child to the palace and serve as a guard."
I thought that His Majesty would kill everyone in my family, but in the end it turned out like this. Compared with other people who were derelict in their duties and corrupt, his fate was the best. Cao Shaoling couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The next second, Wang Guoxing raised his sword and dropped his hand. A head covered in blood instantly fell from his body and rolled to the side. The surrounding soldiers did not dare to express their anger and arranged their clothes one after another, fearing that they would be killed in the next moment.
He will end up with the commander.
The number of people killed today can be compared to all the people Chongzhen had killed in the past few years. Zhu Ling finally felt a little tired. After a long sigh, he became a little tired. His desire to rest became more and more intense, but nothing happened.
The current situation does not allow me to rest.
The Ming Dynasty, which is full of desolation, is counting on him as the backbone to play a role. There are intruders in the south and slaves in the north. The Ming Dynasty has reached such a desperate situation that it is just taking one step at a time.
"Everyone, there are bandits not far away from you. There are as many as 100,000 people. Do you plan to surrender or defend the city? You make your own choice. If you want to surrender, you can leave the city now. I will not stop you, but if you wait
I am willing to do my last bit to defend the capital. I still have some money here that is stained with infamy and blood. You can take it."
"However, I have agreed with you that the money can be taken, but the capital must be defended. I have made peace with the intruders. They will promise to withdraw from the suburbs of the capital and retreat to the northwest to become king. If you want to follow, I will not
Don’t stop it.”
After the words fell, there was silence on the tower, with only the spring breeze caressing by, which seemed to be both chilly and springy.
After a long time, Zhu Ling finally turned around and looked at the kneeling soldiers, and then ordered Wang Guoxing to distribute the silver taels on the spot, twenty taels per person, and the Zhengyangmen defenders only had a few thousand, and twenty taels per person, which was only a hundred thousand taels.
Although the silver was not much, it could temporarily make the soldiers feel loyal to the country.
The imperial guards held the silver coins in their hands, and put them into the hands of the soldiers one by one, and immediately went to the next one. Soon, the silver coins were basically distributed, and the flag schools quickly lined up.
Looking at the white silver in their hands, the soldiers were a little unbelievable. They looked at the silver in their trembling hands that they had not seen for many years, and they were stunned for a moment, maybe a little excited or a little surprised.
They haven't seen silver for a long time, and the salaries distributed every time are almost just copper coins. Now that they have twenty taels of silver in their hands, it feels like normal.
"Everyone, please get up. The court and I still rely on you. Kneeling for a long time will hurt your body. Facing intruders will be troublesome."
Now that His Majesty had spoken, all the soldiers did not dare to disobey and slowly stood up. Some of them knelt down again, either because they had been kneeling for too long or because they were suddenly excited to see the silver.
The soldiers had tears in their eyes, tightly grasped the silver in their hands, and cried loudly: "Thank you so much, Your Majesty. Your Majesty has a kind heart and is so considerate to the young ones. I will definitely guard the capital for Your Majesty's court!"
Hearing this, Zhu Ling felt a little sad. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, no matter whether it was soldiers or ordinary people, just for a mouthful of food, in order to survive, they could kneel down for a mere few dozen taels of silver, while those dignitaries were just for one person.
It's so unfashionable to spend a lot of money on a beautiful woman.
"Everyone!"
Withdrawing his sigh, Zhu Ling shouted: "I will make a promise for you today. If you break into the city and attack the city, you will be rewarded with three taels for killing a soldier! If you kill a ginseng, you will be rewarded with ten taels! If you are lucky enough to kill the general above, you will be rewarded with a hundred taels! More than that!
If you give me money, I will re-measure the acres of land in the suburbs of Beijing. Two soldiers will have one acre of land, one general will have ten acres of land, and if you kill a general, you will have one hundred acres of land! Everyone, fight for my Ming Dynasty again!"
"I am willing to serve your Majesty to the death!"
Wu Xiang was shocked by His Majesty's sudden bloody behavior and immediately knelt down and shouted.
The rest of the soldiers and the royal guards of Wang Guoxing also knelt down and shouted: "I am willing to serve your majesty to the death! Help me make the Ming Dynasty prosperous for generations to come!"